Snap up your tickets for the Yorkshire Flood Aid concert
Enjoy a night of entertainment while supporting the victims of flooding across Yorkshire.Confirmed acts for the event, to be held this Sunday at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax, include Cannon and Ball,...
View ArticleEvening traffic and travel update
Here is your traffic and travel update for Tuesday evening.It will be overcast with a maximum temperature of eight celsius.Calderdale:Mayroyd Lane in Hebden Bridge closed in both directions between the...
View ArticleFarmers need to change ways to avoid further flooding, Jeremy Corbyn’s...
Farmers and landowners need to consider that the way they are managing the countryside is having an impact on flooding, Labour’s minister for the environment has said.Upland moorland kept deliberately...
View ArticleGrill pan sparks flat blaze
A grill pan sparked a flat blaze in Todmorden last night (Tuesday).Fire crews from Todmorden and Burnley were called to Shakespeare Avenue at around 5.35pm, to reports of a first floor flat fire with...
View ArticleInsurance worries for Calder Valley
Businesses in flood-hit areas of the Calder Valley have suffered the double blow of not having been insured against flood damage.After the 2012 floods hit areas such as Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge,...
View ArticleParking charges lifted for flood hit communities
Calderdale Council has announced that parking charges in flood affected areas will be formally suspended, to help communities return back to normal.Enforcement had already been put on hold following...
View ArticleCalderdale floods report: Fightback begins for Hebden Bridge
On the day that the nation returned to work in 2016, it was business as anything but usual for the people of the Calder Valley as the mammoth mopping up operation in the aftermath of the festive floods...
View ArticleMytholmroyd tackles flood hell aftermath
While the nation’s hearts went out to images of the Calder Valley underwater, many will not have seen the sludge-scattered aftermath in towns like Mytholmroyd.The town suffered some of the worst floods...
View ArticleThe rain came but community spirit shone all through town
The rain came, but it did not dampen the community spirit of this town.That is the powerful message from the Mayor of Todmorden, Councillor Steph Booth, in the wake of the devastating Boxing Day floods...
View ArticleFloods latest: fundraisers
Here is your guide to forthcoming flood fundraisersEnjoy a night of entertainment while supporting the victims of flooding across Yorkshire.Confirmed acts for the event, to be held on Sunday, January...
View ArticleElland Bridge reopening date unknown
Angry commuters could have to wait a year before the flood hit Elland Bridge is back in use.As schools and workplaces reopened for the new year, motorists have faced huge tailbacks as other roads...
View ArticleCalderdale floods report: ‘Fantastic community spirit’ in Todmorden
The rain came, but it did not dampen the community spirit of this town.That is the powerful message from the Mayor of Todmorden, Councillor Steph Booth, in the wake of the devastating Boxing Day floods...
View ArticleCrew rescued 21 and did much more in 96-hour tour
Todmorden firefighters from Blue Watch undertook a marathon tour of duty stretching for 96 hours at the height of last week’s flooding.Watch Manager at Todmorden Fire Station, Geoff Shaw, praised his...
View ArticleElland struggles with flood aftermath
It was more than just the bridge that was affected in Elland by the floods.Businesses, charities and commuters were severely affected by the storm, which engulfed some of the buildings around the...
View ArticlePensioner dies in crash with heavy goods vehicle
A pensioner died after he was hit by a heavy good vehicle yesterday (Friday).The crash happened in Dewsbury at around 2.35pm on Quarry Lane at its junction with the A653 Leeds Road and involved a...
View ArticleKnifepoint robbery in Huddersfield town centre
A 38-year-old man was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight in Huddersfield town centre.The victim was initially asked by one man for a cigarette before his accomplice, another male, produced a knife...
View ArticlePop-up shops to help flood victims
The co-operative spirit is alive and kicking in Hebden Bridge, despite Boxing Day floods which devastated the town centre. Two of the town’s many co-ops, the Valley Organics worker co-op and the Egg...
View ArticleCanoe hear the noise?
A row has erupted over excessive noise... made by canoeists!Halifax Canoe Club in Sowerby Bridge has been attracting complaints from a nearby resident, who claims users of the club have been shouting...
View ArticleLibrary bounces back after floods
Library services in Hebden Bridge are getting back on their feet after the Boxing Day floods caused over £100,000 of damage to books, equipment, fixtures and fittings.Calderdale Council teams have...
View ArticleRugby legend Paddy Reid dies aged 91
Former Halifax rugby player and Irish international Paddy Reid has died at the age of 91.Mr Reid was a member of Ireland’s 1948 rugby union Grand Slam-winning team and later moved to West Yorkshire to...
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